TNT1833'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • TNT1833 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Farmer. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: Joshua Farmer, the No. 112 name on the board, sitting there at Round 5, Pick 15 like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Swinson pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback, tight end and other spots. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mike Green
In pick No. 17 they get a bendy edge with upside, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
A want over a need in the 49th overall pick: Bradyn Swinson adds an edge rusher while cornerback, tight end and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in slot 81 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
They paid up for Jamaree Caldwell at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick153 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in pick 153 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
They barely believed it either: Chase Lundt still on the board at the 193rd pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.